ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · MN · GEOID 27470682024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

North Mankato, Minnesota

Mean one-way trip14.8 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home10.2%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone75.3%±4.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.9%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute16.5 min → 14.8 min▼ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.4% → 10.2%▲ 2.8 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit0.5% → 0.2%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.1% → 75.3%▼ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.3% ±4.1 pp
Carpool7.0% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk3.3% ±2.8 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.6 pp
Work from home10.2% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 7,616 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

4thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

43thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

43thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

8th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,211± 29 MOE
Workers age 16+7,616± 360 MOE
Workers with travel time6,839± 390 MOE
Estimated home workers777± 195 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.